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Children's Aid Society Census Index by Carolee R. Inskeep (1996) (Reprint 2005)
150 pages
An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of the Lodging Houses of the Children's Aid Society from
1855-1925.
150 pages
An Index to the Federal, State and Local Census Records of the Lodging Houses of the Children's Aid Society from
1855-1925.
Fly Little Bird Fly by Donna Nordmark Aviles (2004)
69 pages
"Holding tight to one another, vowing never to be separated, Oliver and Edward board the Orphan Train headed west to
find a new home. The year is 1906 and the boys have been told that their mother has died and they are now alone.
Follow the adventures of the Nordmark brothers as they travel on America's Orphan train from the streets of New York
City to the vast farmlands of the Midwest. The true story of Oliver Nordmark.
69 pages
"Holding tight to one another, vowing never to be separated, Oliver and Edward board the Orphan Train headed west to
find a new home. The year is 1906 and the boys have been told that their mother has died and they are now alone.
Follow the adventures of the Nordmark brothers as they travel on America's Orphan train from the streets of New York
City to the vast farmlands of the Midwest. The true story of Oliver Nordmark.
Beyond the Orphan Train by Donna Nordmark Aviles (2004)
120 pages
In this sequel to Fly Little Bird Fly, Oliver and Edward Nordmark are young boys who are sent west in 1906 to Kansas.
After being sent to different farms, the brothers lose track of one another. In 1913, fifteen-year-old Oliver decides to hop
a freight train and strike out on his own in hopes of finding his lost brother. Follow Oliver's true story of adventure and
discovery
120 pages
In this sequel to Fly Little Bird Fly, Oliver and Edward Nordmark are young boys who are sent west in 1906 to Kansas.
After being sent to different farms, the brothers lose track of one another. In 1913, fifteen-year-old Oliver decides to hop
a freight train and strike out on his own in hopes of finding his lost brother. Follow Oliver's true story of adventure and
discovery
New York Foundling Hospital Index by Carolee R. Inskeep
339 pages
An index to the New York Foundling Hospitals federal, state and local census records from 1870-1925.
339 pages
An index to the New York Foundling Hospitals federal, state and local census records from 1870-1925.
Orphan Train Riders by Tom Riley
188 pages
A brief history of the Orphan Train Era (1854-1929) with entrance records from the American Female Guardian
Society's Home for the Friendless in New York.
188 pages
A brief history of the Orphan Train Era (1854-1929) with entrance records from the American Female Guardian
Society's Home for the Friendless in New York.
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Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace by Stephen O'Connor (2004)
384 pages
Brace (1826-1890) educated himself for the ministry, but under the influence of Darwin and progressive
European experiments like the Rauhe Haus, a children's settlement house, he set about saving lives. Rather
than work with adults ("saving" prostitutes or banning rum), Brace chose to save their children. As organizer of the
Children's Aid Society (CAS), he devised a series of projects to help street kids help themselves: lodging houses,
industrial schools and, finally, the infamous "orphan trains." O'Connor intercuts his narrative with the life stories
of a few orphan train successes and failures, as if to emphasize that there's no clear verdict on the CAS and what
they did.
384 pages
Brace (1826-1890) educated himself for the ministry, but under the influence of Darwin and progressive
European experiments like the Rauhe Haus, a children's settlement house, he set about saving lives. Rather
than work with adults ("saving" prostitutes or banning rum), Brace chose to save their children. As organizer of the
Children's Aid Society (CAS), he devised a series of projects to help street kids help themselves: lodging houses,
industrial schools and, finally, the infamous "orphan trains." O'Connor intercuts his narrative with the life stories
of a few orphan train successes and failures, as if to emphasize that there's no clear verdict on the CAS and what
they did.
